Hannes Weigt

University of Basel - Center for Economic Science

Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Energie- und Wasserversorgung (FoNEW)

Basel, 4051

Switzerland

http://www.hannesweigt.ch

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1.

The Interaction of Emissions Trading and Renewable Energy Promotion

Dresden University of Technology Working Paper No. WP-EGW-05
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Dec 2008
Jan Abrell and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 1,121 (41,185)
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ETS, renewable support, Germany, CGE

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ELMOD - A Model of the European Electricity Market

Electricity Markets Working Paper No. WP-EM-00
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Jul 2008
Florian Leuthold, Hannes Weigt and Christian von Hirschhausen
Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics
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Electricity markets, Energy pricing, Network modeling

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Nodal Pricing in the German Electricity Sector - A Welfare Economics Analysis, with Particular Reference to Implementing Offshore Wind Capacities

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 May 2008
Florian Leuthold, Ina Rumiantseva, Hannes Weigt, Till Jeske and Christian von Hirschhausen
Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics
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electricity, nodal pricing, welfare, Germany, wind energy

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German Electricity Reserve Markets

Electricity Markets Working Paper No. EM-20
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 May 2008 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2009
Stefan Riedel and Hannes Weigt
Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 487 (123,243)
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electricity, Germany, reserve market

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A Review of Liberalization and Modeling of Electricity Markets

Posted: 05 Oct 2009
Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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electricity, liberalization, restructuring, competition policy, international experiences, market modeling, UK, US, EU

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Germany's Wind Energy: The Potential for Fossil Capacity Replacement and Cost Saving

Applied Energy, Vol. 86, No. 10, pp. 1857-1863, 2009
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 03 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2009
Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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electricity, wind energy, reserve, cost saving, Germany

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Swissmod - A Model of the Swiss Electricity Market

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2014
Ingmar Schlecht and Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 367 (171,082)
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Switzerland, electricity markets, power flow, hydro power, nodal pricing

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Start Me Up Modeling of Power Plant Start-Up Conditions and Their Impact on Prices

Electricity Markets Working Paper No. WP-EM-28
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2008
Jan Abrell, Friedrich Kunz and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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electricity, unit commitment, start-up costs, linear programming, mixed integer programming

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A Dynamic Incentive Mechanism for Transmission Expansion in Electricity Networks: Theory, Modeling, and Application

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A Dynamic Incentive Mechanism for Transmission Expansion in Electricity Networks: Theory, Modeling, and Application

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1019
Posted: 16 Jul 2010
Juan Rosellon and Hannes Weigt
Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Electricity transmission expansion, incentive regulation

A Dynamic Incentive Mechanism for Transmission Expansion in Electricity Networks - Theory, Modeling and Application

Electricity Markets Working Paper No. WP-EM-26
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Jun 2008
Juan Rosellon and Hannes Weigt
Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 149 (411,352)
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Electricity transmission expansion, incentive regulation, merchant investment, congestion management, Europe

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Price Formation and Market Power in the German Wholesale Electricity Market in 2006

Energy Policy, Vol. 36, No. 11, pp. 4227-4234, 2008
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 May 2008 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2009
Hannes Weigt and Christian von Hirschhausen
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics
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electricity, Germany, market power

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When the Wind Blows Over Europe: A Simulation Analysis and the Impact of Grid Extensions

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Jan 2009
Florian Leuthold, Till Jeske, Hannes Weigt and Christian von Hirschhausen
Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics
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Electricity, Network Modeling, Wind Integration, Regulation, Europe

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Security of Supply and Electricity Network Flows after a Phase-Out of Germany’s Nuclear Plants: Any Trouble Ahead?

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 06 Jun 2011
Friedrich Kunz, Christian von Hirschhausen, Dominik Möst and Hannes Weigt
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics, Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 227 (281,502)
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electricity, Germany

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The Future of Swiss Hydropower - A Review on Drivers and Uncertainties

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Michael Barry, Patrick Baur, Ludovic Gaudard, Gianluca Giuliani, Werner Hediger, Franco Romerio, Moritz Schillinger, René Schumann, Guillaume Voegeli and Hannes Weigt
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, University of Geneva, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, University of Geneva - GSEM and ISE, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, HES-SO Valais / Wallis, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Switzerland, energy transition, hydro power, climate change, electricity market

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Intragas - A Stylized Model of the European Natural Gas Network

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Sep 2009
Anne Neumann, Norman Viehrig and Hannes Weigt
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 221 (288,847)
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Natural gas, Europe, Network modeling

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Price Formation and Market Power in the German Electricity Wholesale Market - Is Big Really Beautiful?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 May 2008
Hannes Weigt and Christian von Hirschhausen
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics
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electricity, Germany, market power, competitive benchmark

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Investments in a Combined Energy Network Model: Substitution between Natural Gas and Electricity?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Jun 2014
Jan Abrell and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 215 (296,460)
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Electricity network, Natural gas network, Europe, MCP

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Economic Interactions Between Electricity Reserve Markets and Wholesale Electricity Markets

Electricity Markets Working Paper No. WP-EM-30
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 16 Oct 2008
Lars Wieschhaus and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 206 (308,744)
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electricity, reserve market, Cournot, pay-as-bid, Germany

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Combining Energy Networks

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Combining Energy Networks

Electricity Markets Working Papers WP-EM-38
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Feb 2010
Jan Abrell and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Electricity network, Natural gas network, Europe, MCP

Combining Energy Networks

CER-ETH – Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich, Working Paper 16/238
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
Jan Abrell and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Electricity network, Natural gas network, Europe, MCP

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Renewable Electric Energy Integration: Quantifying the Value of Design of Markets for International Transmission Capacity

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1166
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 29 Oct 2011
Karsten Neuhoff, Rodney Boyd, Thilo Grau, Julian Barquin, Francisco Echavarren, Janusz Bialek, Chris Dent, Christian von Hirschhausen, Benjamin F. Hobbs, Friedrich Kunz, Hannes Weigt, Christian Nabe, Georgios Papaefthymiou and Christoph Weber
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), affiliation not provided to SSRN, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Comillas Pontifical University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics, Johns Hopkins University, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, Ecofys, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Duisburg-Essen
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Power market design, renewable power integration, congestion management, transmission economics

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The Effect of Divestitures in the German Electricity Market

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2011-020, CentER Discussion Paper No. 2011-034
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2011
Hannes Weigt and Bert Willems
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and UCLouvain - LIDAM / CORE
Downloads 188 (335,965)
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Supply Function Equilibrium, Cournot competition, electricity markets, divestitures

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Cournot Versus Supply Functions: What Does the Data Tell Us?

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2007-63, TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2007-023
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2009
Bert Willems, Ina Rumiantseva and Hannes Weigt
UCLouvain - LIDAM / CORE, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 186 (339,223)
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supply function equilibrium, Cournot competition, electricity markets

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Divestiture as an Instrument of a Pro-Active Competition Policy: Conceptual Issues and Lessons from International Experiences

Electricity Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 57-69, 2009
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 May 2008 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2009
Christian von Hirschhausen, Anne Neumann and Hannes Weigt
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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electricity, divestiture

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Nodal Pricing of the European Electricity Grid - A Welfare Economic Analysis for Feeding-In Offshore Wind Electricity

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 May 2008
Hannes Weigt, Karen Freund and Till Jeske
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management and Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management
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electricity networks, nodal pricing, welfare, wind energy

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A Time-Variant Welfare Economic Analysis of a Nodal Pricing Mechanism in Germany

Electricity Markets Working Paper No. EM-11
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 May 2008
Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 175 (358,287)
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electricity, nodal pricing, welfare, Germany, wind energy

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A Review on Energy Consumption from a Socio-Economic Perspective: Reduction Through Energy Efficiency and Beyond

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Jan 2014
Stephan Schmidt and Hannes Weigt
University of Basel and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 154 (400,050)
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energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy conservation, economics, sociology, political science

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Long-Run Cost Functions for Electricity Transmission

Electricity Markets Working Papers WP-EM-36, DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1020
Posted: 14 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2010
Juan Rosellon, Ingo Vogelsang and Hannes Weigt
Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, Boston University - Department of Economics and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 126 (469,482)
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electricity transmission, cost function, incentive regulation, merchant investment, congestion management

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Linking Europe - The Role of the Swiss Electricity Transmission Grid Until 2050

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
Ingmar Schlecht and Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 122 (481,463)
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Switzerland, energy transition, network extension, investment delay

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Hydropower Operation in a Changing Market Environment – A Swiss Case Study

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Feb 2018
Moritz Schillinger, Hannes Weigt, Michael Barry and René Schumann
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland and HES-SO Valais / Wallis
Downloads 115 (503,595)
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hydropower, electricity market, cross-market optimization, balancing, Switzerland

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Combining Energy Networks: The Impact of Europe's Natural Gas Network on Electricity Markets Until 2050

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1317
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2013
Jan Abrell, Clemens Gerbaulet, Franziska Holz, Casimir Lorenz and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), TU Berlin - Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP) and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 109 (523,923)
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Europe, electricity markets, natural gas markets, networks

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Dealing with Supply Disruptions on the European Natural Gas Market: Infrastructure Investments or Coordinated Policies?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Aug 2019
Jan Abrell, Léo Chavaz and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Europe, natural gas, North Stream, network model, storage, supply security

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Bidding Into Balancing Markets in a Hydrodominated Electricity System

Work Package 3: Energy Policy, Markets and Regulation SCCER CREST (2019)
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 26 Aug 2019
Moritz Schillinger and Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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hydropower, cross-market optimization, balancing, Switzerland

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Will the Market Get it Right? The Placing of New Power Plants in Germany

Electricity Market Working Paper No. WP-EM-32
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 01 May 2009
Kristin Dietrich, Florian Leuthold and Hannes Weigt
Comillas Pontifical University - Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 89 (600,364)
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electricity, investment, generation, Germany

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CO2 Abatement from RES Injections in the German Electricity Sector: Does a CO2 Price Help?

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Jun 2012
Hannes Weigt, A. Denny Ellerman and Erik Delarue
University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, European University Institute - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) and KU Leuven - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Downloads 87 (608,795)
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ETS, RE policy, interaction, emission abatement, Germany

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The Future of Swiss Hydropower: Realities, Options and Open Questions

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Jun 2019
Michael Barry, Regina Betz, Sandro Fuchs, Ludovic Gaudard, Thomas Geissmann, Gianluca Giuliani, Werner Hediger, Marc Herter, Mirjam Kosch, Franco Romerio, Moritz Schillinger, Lutz Schlange, Christoph Schuler, René Schumann, Guillaume Voegeli and Hannes Weigt
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, University of Geneva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK), University of Geneva - GSEM and ISE, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, HES-SO Valais / Wallis, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Switzerland, hydropower, investments, energy policy

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Investments in a Combined Energy Network Model: Substitution Between Natural Gas and Electricity?

CER-ETH – Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich, Working Paper 16/237
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
Jan Abrell and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 80 (639,487)
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Electricity network, Natural gas network, Europe, MCP

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Renewable Support, Intermittency and Market Power: An Equilibrium Investment Approach

SCCER CREST WP3 - 2019/01
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 May 2019
Ali Darudi and Hannes Weigt
University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 79 (644,078)
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renewable energy, electricity market, investment, renewable support, market power, two-stage game

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Removing Cross-Border Capacity Bottlenecks in the European Natural Gas Market: A Proposed Merchant-Regulatory Mechanism

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1145
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Jul 2011
Anne Neumann, Juan Rosellon and Hannes Weigt
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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regulation, transportation network, investment

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Assessing Supply Security – A Compound Indicator

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Aug 2019
Jan Abrell, Léo Chavaz and Hannes Weigt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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Supply Security, Natural Gas, Europe

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Sensitivity of Energy System Investments to Policy Regulation Changes: Application of the Blue Sky Catastrophe

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 May 2017
Anton A. Bondarev and Hannes Weigt
WWZ Universität Basel and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
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energy infrastructure, investments cycle, economic policy, slow-fast systems, blue sky catastrophe

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An Ex-Ante Method to Verify Commercial U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Cost Estimates

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 May 2022
Rebecca Lordan-Perret, Rebekka Bärenbold, Hannes Weigt and Robert Rosner
University of Basel, University of Basel, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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nuclear power, decommissioning, cost estimation, contingency, Wilks' formula, reference class forecasting

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The Design of Variable Water Fees and its Impact on Swiss Hydropower Companies and Resource Owners

Work Package 3: Energy Policy, Markets and Regulation SCCER CREST (2019)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Aug 2019
Regina Betz, Thomas Geissmann, Mirjam Kosch, Moritz Schillinger and Hannes Weigt
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK), University of Basel - Center for Economic Science and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science
Downloads 34 (946,704)
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hydropower, Switzerland, water fees